In Good King Charles's Golden Days
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| Venue | Albert Hall, Brisbane, QLD | |||||||
| First Date | 10 August 1945 | |||||||
| Opening Date | 10 August 1945 | |||||||
| Last Date | 11 August 1945 | |||||||
| Dates Estimated | No | |||||||
| Status | Amateur | |||||||
| World Premiere | No | |||||||
| Description | A discussion play, the issues of nature, power and leadership are debated between King Charles II ('Mr Rowley'), Isaac Newton, George Fox and the artist Godfrey Kneller, with interventions by three of the king's mistresses (Barbara Villiers, 1st Duchess of Cleveland; Louise de Kérouaille, Duchess of Portsmouth; and Nell Gwynn) and his queen, Catherine of Braganza. Billed as 'A history lesson in three scenes by Bernard Shaw', the first production was at the Malvern Festival Theatre on 12 August 1939, directed by H K Ayliff and designed by Paul Shelving. | |||||||
| Description Source | Advertisement | |||||||
| Primary Genre | Theatre - Spoken Word | |||||||
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Drama
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History
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| Text Nationality | England | |||||||
| Production Nationality | Australia | |||||||
| Event Status | Completed | |||||||
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| Data Set | AusStage | |||||||
| Event Identifier | 110203 | |||||||
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